He was a father, a mentor, a retired military officer and over the weekend he was gunned down.A New Orleans family is searching for answers in the killing of their loved one.

He was a father, a mentor, a retired military officer and over the weekend he was gunned down.A New Orleans family is searching for answers in the killing of their loved one.

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Updated: 6:38 PM CDT Jun 22, 2015

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WEBVTT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TOMORROW, INMY NEXT EXACTCAST.ANDI WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHATPERSON KILLED MY CHILD, AND WHY.CAMILLE:A MOTHER OF TOWNMOURNING THE LOSS OF HER SON.HE WAS A FATHER, A MENTOR ANDRETIRED MILITARY OFFICER.OVER THE WEEKEND, HE WAS GUNNEDDOWN.SCOTT: NEW AT 6:00, A NEWORLEANS FAMILY SEARCHES FORANSWERS IN THE KILLING OF THEIRLOVED ONE.THE DEADLY SCENE UNFOLDED SUNDAYMORNING IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD.WDSU ANCHOR LATONYA NORTON IS ONYOUR SIDE TO EXPLAIN.WHY WOULD SOMEBODY KILL HIMFOR NOTHING?WHAT DID HE DO FOR THEM TO KILLHIM?LATONYA: QUESTIONS FROM A MOTHERIN MOURNING.ROSETTA THOMPSON OF NEW ORLEANSSITS ON HER PORCH, WONDERING WHOKILLED HER SON, 40-YEAR-OLDTIMOTHY THOMPSON, AND WHY.WHO EVER DID THIS, IF THEYDON'T TURN THEMSELVES IN GODWILL GET THEM.I'M A PRAYING WOMAN.LATONYA: SHE SAYS EARLY SUNDAYMORNING, HER SON, A DEVOTEDFATHER OF 5 AND GRANDFATHER, WASGUNNED DOWN OUTSIDE HISGIRLFRIEND'S HOME ON LAMANCHESTREET IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD.THE COUPLE HAD RETURNED FROM ANIGHTOUT.THOMPSON WAS REACHING TO GETSOMETHING OUT OF THE CAR WHENHIS GIRLFRIEND NOTICED TWO MENAPPROACHING.SHE LOOKED UP AND SHE SAW TWOMEN WITH A GUN AND SHE SAIDTIMOTHY, TIMOTHY THEY GOT TWOMENS WITH A GUN.HE JUMPED IN THE CAR AND CLOSEDTHE DOOR.SHE LAID ON THE GROUND.SHE DIDN'T GET A LICK, HE DID.LATONYA: THOMPSON, WHO RETIREDFROM THE MILLARY THREE YEARSAGO, WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES.LLOYD DENNIS: TIM WAS JUST THATGUY.LATONYA: FIGHTING BACK TEARS,LLOYD DENNIS IS COFOUNDER OF THESILVERBACK SOCIETY, A MENTORINGORGANIZATION FOR 8TH GRADE BOYS.THOMPSON HAD AN AMAZING SPIRITAND LOVED CHILDREN.HE MENTORED BOYS AT GENTILLYTERRACE SCHOOL FOR SEVERALYEARS, POSITITIVELY IMPACTINGTHEIR LIVES.-- POSITIVELY IMPACTING THEIRLIVES.HE WAS A CARING ADULT INTHESE BOYS' LIVES, AND THE FACTTHAT HE SUCCEEDED AND HE FOUND AWAY LET THEM KNOW THAT THEYCOULD TOO, AND THAT'S THE HOPE.LATONYA: NOW THE HOPE LIES INFINDING THOMPSON'S KILLER, ANDGETTING ANSWERS TO UNDYINGQUESTIONS.WHO EVER DID IT, THEY NEED TOTELL ME WHAT THEY DID IT FOR,AND I'M ASKING THE LORD GODALMIGHTY TO FORGIVE THEM BECAUSETHEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WEREDOING.LATONYA; ON YOUR SIDE, LATONYANORTON, WDSU NEWS.SCOTT: NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADEIN THIS CASE.ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ISURGED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT

Victim in Lower Ninth Ward slaying was veteran, mentor to young boys

He was a father, a mentor, a retired military officer and over the weekend he was gunned down.A New Orleans family is searching for answers in the killing of their loved one.